House NA by Sou Fujimoto Architects
This Tokyo house by Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto has hardly any walls and looks like scaffolding (photos by Iwan Baan). More
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Le Cinq by Ninkipen!
Japanese architects Ninkipen! have planted a tree at the centre of this hair salon in Kadoma and surrounded it with mirrored A-frames. More
House K by Takeshi Hamada
Beyond the arched entrance of this metal-clad house in Kadoma, Japan by architect Takeshi Hamada is a corner light well surrounded by windows and balconies. More
House with Eaves and an Attic by ON design
The huge tiled roof that wraps around this Tokyo house integrates arched windows and openings for tree branches. More
Small house in Shinjuku by Junpei Nousaku Architects
Steel crossbeams divide the triple-height living room of this Tokyo townhouse into modular sections. More
House in Senriby Shogo Iwata
Slideshow: the cantilevered upper storeys of this house in Osaka by Japanese architect Shogo Iwata hover above a driveway. More
Troove Beauty Salon by Hiroyuki Miyake
A steel screen zigzags in front of a shampoo area at this dimly lit beauty salon in Gifu, Japan, by architect Hiroyuki Miyake. More
Hanare by Schemata Architecture Office
Slideshow: Japanese firm Schemata Architecture Office have perched a cabin on top of a small woodland cliff in Chiba, Japan. More
Storage House byRyuji Fujimura Architects
Slideshow: a wooden library climbs the walls of this four-storey house in Kanagawa, Japan. More
Ring by Apollo Architects & Associates
Slideshow: the walls of this house in Tokyo by Japanese studio Apollo Architects & Associates stretch outwards around a secret balcony. More
D-Apartment by Spacespace
Slideshow: none of the elongated rooms inside this curvy apartment block in Osaka are more than two metres wide. More
House-dT by Daijiro Takakusa
Slideshow: one huge window stretches across the black facade of this house overlooking the bay in Osaka. More
House in Iizuka by Rhythmdesign
A small wooden dining table at the heart of this house in Fukuoka, Japan, is overlooked from every other room. More
Light Stage House by Future Studio
Slideshow: Japanese architects Future Studio conceived the rooftop terrace of this Hiroshima house as a stage, with its audience in the living room and kitchen. More
House in Izumi-Ohmiya by Tato Architects
Japanese studio Tato Architects have converted a warehouse in Osaka into a house where residents can climb up the walls. More
Cube Court House by Shinichi Ogawa & Associates
The protruding entrance lobby of this Tokyo house has a seamless frosted facade that glows with diffused light. More
Cloudy House by Takao Shiotsuka
Slideshow: a sizeable hole in the roof of this gabled house in Oita, Japan, allows residents to climb outside and survey their surroundings. More
Le Ciel Bleu by Noriyuki Otsuka
Slideshow: a select number of garments at this fashion store in Osaka are presented inside a white cage-like tunnel. More
Starbucks Coffee at Dazaifu Tenman-gū by Kengo Kuma and Associates
Architects Kengo Kuma and Associates have installed a Starbucks coffee shop on the approach to a Shinto shrine in Dazaifu, Japan. More
The Wall of Zudaji by 403architecture
Japanese studio 403architecture constructed the walls of this wooden shed using leftover materials from three earlier projects. More
